Blacktown City is developing the Blacktown City Social Profile 2020 – a key guide for Council to better understand and respond to our community’s needs and aspirations.

The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre will be closed over the 2019 Easter Long Weekend. The Centre will also be closed on ANZAC Day, Thursday 25 April 2019.

Blacktown City Council has posted an opportunity for an experienced Aboriginal artsworker to join the Blacktown Arts team. Applications close 19 April 2019.

'Blacktown Shorts' is a new western Sydney film festival, delivered as part of our upcoming 'Magnify' 2019 festival in Blacktown. Expressions of Interest close Monday 8 April 2019

The Blacktown City Council Creative Arts Fund is an important local initiative that supports new artistic projects across Blacktown City. $40,000 worth of grants will be awarded to local individuals and organisations.

Blacktown Arts is accepting applications for the 2019 Blacktown Arts Residency Program. This program provides a range of opportunities for artists to develop creative projects in all art forms.

We’ve officially wrapped up another year of making art in Blacktown! Please note: The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre has closed for the year and will reopen to the public on Wednesday 2 January 2019.

We are conducting a survey to learn more about our audience’s experiences and attitudes. This research help us plan our future programming and direction as leaders in the development of contemporary arts in Australia.

Blacktown Arts received a High Commended recognition in the 2018 Museums & Galleries NSW IMAGinE Awards for our recent project, Balik Bayan.

RIGHT HERE. RIGHT NOW. is for us. The people who love Blacktown and the people who loathe her. The ones that left. And the ones that stayed. This is your last chance to see her.

The Blacktown City Art Prize celebrates the creativity of local young people through an environmentally-themed Young Artists Prize. This section is open to 5 – 15 year olds who live or go to school in Blacktown City.

88 artworks have been selected as finalists in the 2018 Blacktown City Art Prize. The winning work will be announced on Saturday 1 December 2018 at The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre.